title: [Scores and stages in nephrology].
abstract: In this article we review the most relevant acronyms, scores and classifications in the fields of nephrology and urology, including the newest definitions of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney diseases. We will also present a short overview of the histopathological Lupus nephritis classification, the renal cysts Bosniak classification and the vesicoureteral reflux grading.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Nephrologie, Hypertonie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arampatzis
authors.forename: Uyen
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Huynh-Do
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine